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Mary Kathryn Sammons

Mary Kathryn Sammons

Partner

Mary Kathryn Sammons

Houston

(713) 651-9366

Direct

(713) 653-7864

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  • Overview
  • Notable Representations
  • Honors
  • Education
  • Admissions
  • Publications
  • Memberships

Overview

A partner at Susman Godfrey since January 1993, Katie Sammons routinely represents both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation of all types. She has significant experience in class action work (representing both plaintiffs and defendants, in both state and federal court); securities litigation (primarily representing defendants); antitrust litigation (representing both plaintiffs and defendants), insurance coverage litigation (primarily representing insureds); and general business litigation (including in the areas of oil and gas, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and mass tort). She has successfully represented clients in relatively small cases ($5 million or less at issue), very large ones ($1 billion or more at issue), and points in between. Her trial experience includes trials in both state and federal court, as well as arbitration.

Notable Representations

  • TPG Capital Management L.P.
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
  • El Paso Corporation
  • The Methodist Hospital

Honors & Distinctions

Honors and Awards

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigator (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyer (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Recognized on Lawdragon 500’s list of the country’s Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
  • University of Houston Law Foundation Academic Excellence Award (award for graduating first in class), 1987
  • Fraternities: Order of the Coif; Order of Barons
  • Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 1986-87
  • Law Clerk to The Honorable Carolyn Dineen King, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1987-88

Education

Education

  • The University of Houston Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987)
  • Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 1981)

Admissions

Admissions

Bar Admissions
  • Texas

Publications

  • Author: “Comparable Worth and the Courts: How Fear of the Market Place is Changing the Face of Title VII,” 23 Hous. L. Rev. 1185 (1986)

Leadership & Professional Memberships

Associations

  • American Bar Association (Litigation and Insurance Law Sections)
  • Houston Bar Association

Wins

  • 4.18.2023

    Fox News to Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Claims Brought by Susman Godfrey Client, Dominion Voting Systems

News & Awards

More News & Awards
  • 4.02.2026

    News

    Susman Godfrey Continues Unmatched Run on Lawdragon’s Top 500 Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List, Marking Eight Straight Years at No. 1
  • 1.15.2026

    News

    Susman Godfrey Maintains Its Lead Among Litigation Firms on Lawdragon’s Top 500 List for an Eleventh Year
  • 9.15.2025

    News

    Fifty-Eight Partners Named Among the Top 500 Leading Litigators in the Nation by Lawdragon – More Than Any Other Litigation Firm on the List
More News & Awards

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